Dinosaur time gap

Did Triceratops and Spinosaurus live at the same time?

No. Triceratops (Late Cretaceous) and Spinosaurus (Late Cretaceous) are separated by 22 million years.

Triceratops to you: 66 million years.

Triceratops

Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago

Named by Marsh, 1889

Fossils from United States, Canada

Spinosaurus

Late Cretaceous · 101–94 million years ago

Named by Stromer, 1915

Fossils from Morocco, Egypt, Niger, 3 more

Silhouette by Alessio Ciaffi

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Between Spinosaurus and Triceratops

  • Segnosaurus Late Cretaceous · 101–84 million years ago
  • Bactrosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Centrosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Daspletosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Hadrosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Maiasaura Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Prosaurolophus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Stenonychosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago

Fun Facts

  • Spinosaurus was named by Stromer in 1915.
  • Pectinodon and Triceratops could have met.
  • Triceratops is known from 166 fossil sites.

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